# 1995 FORD CONTOUR — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `296576` · 2001-06-07 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** CONTOUR
- **Year:** 1995
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH IN  A RESIDENTIAL STREET  AND SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING.   SHE SAW SMOKE COMING IN THROUGH  VENTS OF  VEHICLE.  SHE PULLED OVER AND  LIFTED UP  HOOD,  AND  NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A FIRE UNDERNEATH ALTERNATOR.   DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK  THIS IS THE SECOND FIRE VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED, THE FIRST FIRE WAS CAUSED BY THE ENGINE COOLING FAN, WAS LATER DECIDED TO BE A RECALL, NO ONE IS SURE OF THE CAUSE OF THE SECOND FIRE.   *SLC
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